Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ‘3rd Women and Justice Summit’ at Grand Cevahir Hotel.

ISTANBUL - Erdogan also due to receive Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at Vahdettin Pavilion.

ANKARA - Turkey’s central bank to announce financial sector confidence index for November.

ANKARA - Following local and international developments in case of killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Developments regarding UK's EU withdrawal agreement to be followed.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders for talks on bilateral relations, EU and international issues.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - Turkey's Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Omer Arisoy to attend culture ministers meeting of Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation’s member states.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Galatasaray to host Atiker Konyaspor at Turk Telekom Arena in Turkey's Spor Toto Super Lig match.

SPECIAL REPORT

Istanbul to host World Halal Summit and Halal Expo

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Istanbul next week will host two major gatherings on the global market for products and services conforming to Islamic guidelines (known as halal) under the auspices of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.